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apella
apella
English
Noun
apella (plural apellai)
- (Ancient Greece, politics) The popular deliberative assembly in the Ancient Greek city-state of Sparta, corresponding to the ecclesia in most other Greek states.
Latin
Etymology
Diminutive of apes (“bee”)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈpel.la/, [aˈpɛl.la]
Noun
apella f (genitive apellae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | apella | apellae |
genitive | apellae | apellārum |
dative | apellae | apellīs |
accusative | apellam | apellās |
ablative | apellā | apellīs |
vocative | apella | apellae |
Derived terms
- Cebus apella - the tufted capuchin
- Nilasera apella
- Racta apella
- Rifargia apella
References
- APELLA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)